4th November

The first day of heavy rain and wind for quite some time saw little in the way of passerine migrants but some action on the sea. The first Leach'sPetrel of the year was accompanied by a pair of LittleGulls, a lone GreatNorthernDiver, 90 Kittiwakes, 9 MediterraneanGulls, 2 Black-headed Gulls and a CommonGull. Perhaps the most unusual record of the day was a Moorhen frequenting Culverwell, although not uncommon on our nocturnal recordings, it is not a common species on the deck.

Elsewhere, the wintering flock of BrentGeese at Ferrybridge saw a dramatic increase to 2100 Dark-bellied and 5 Pale-bellied as well as a single Bar-tailed Godwit but the highlight came from a fly-by Ruff at the Harbour.